Volkswagen Ameo: Full specifications, features, variants and all you need to know

Volkswagen Ameo set to enter production on May 25. Pictured: Volkswagen Ameo frontVolkswagen/Media

Volkswagen is all set to pull the wraps off its new compact sedan Ameo in India by mid-June and the company has aggressive plans to promote its new offering in the market. Volkswagen has kick-started a multi-city road show that will run through different cities to promote the Ameo and the new compact sedan is also available for bookings from May 12 for a down payment of Rs. 10,000.

Volkswagen Ameo was unveiled in India a day before the Auto expo 2016 in February. The car, which has been specifically designed for the Indian market is expected to start the delivery of the Ameo in India from July. The Ameo will rival segment leaders like Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire, Honda Amaze, Ford Figo Aspire, Tata Zest and Hyundai Xcent. Volkswagen is expected to price the new compact sedan, a made-in-India and made-for-India car, in the range of Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 8 lakh.

To be manufactured at the company's Chakan, Pune facility, under the hood, the Ameo will come with a 1.2-litre three-cylinder MPI petrol engine, which can churn out 74bhp of power and 110Nm of peak torque and a 1.5-litre four-cylinder TDI diesel engine that can develop 89bhp of power and 230Nm of torque. While the diesel engine will come mated to a five-speed manual gearbox and seven-speed DSG transmissions, the petrol engine will come teamed with only five-speed manual transmission.